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A hiking group relaxes in rough-hewn furniture made by soldiers a hundred years before.
Cavalry Camp Meadow, Lyell Fork Merced River, Yosemite NP, CA (1986).
Backcountry trails fan out in all directions from Mineral King Valley, once threatened with massive development.
Mineral King, Sequoia NP, CA (1990).
Many beautiful timberline lakes like this can only be reached on foot.
Lake Ediza, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sierra NF, CA (1989).
Clothes washing must be done well away from lakes and streams.
near Upper Hamilton Lake, Sequoia NP, CA (1990).
Some trails in the Sierra required careful engineering to bypass cliffs.
High Sierra Trail above Upper Hamilton Lake, Sequoia NP, CA (1990).
High country cooking is best done on small gas stoves.
near Secret Lake, Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus NF, CA (1985).
Popular camping areas in the backcountry sometimes have simple latrines.
Upper Hamilton Lake, Sequoia NP, CA (1990).
High-tech composting toilets need little maintenance and produce no pollution or smell.
Little Yosemite, near Nevada Falls, Yosemite NP, CA (1993).
Waterbars direct rain and snowmelt off the trail to avoid erosion.
High Sierra Trail, Big Arroyo, Sequoia NP, CA (1990).
In rainy areas of the Pacific Northwest one sometimes finds backcountry cabins and trail shelters.
Hoh River, Olympic NP, WA (1969).